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COMPANY PROFILE
2019
www.setec.co.za
Physical: Unit 2A Hazel Close, 141 Witch Hazel Avenue, Highveld Techno Park, 0169, South Africa
Postal: Postnet Suite 510, Private Bag X1007, Lyttelton, 0140
Tel: +27 (0)12 660 3772 | Fax: +27 (0)86 590 5074 | Email: [email protected]
Registration Number: 2018/079319/07
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Company Profile
Simulation Engineering Technologies
Company Overview Who we are & what we do
Simulation Engineering Technologies (SET) is an independent consulting company and a leader specialising in creating accurate
discrete-event computer simulation models of complex systems in mining, rail, logistics, manufacturing and service industries.
Our team consist of a number of industrial engineers with a unique blend of experience in conducting simulation, scheduling and
business improvement studies to provide maximum value to clients.
SET was established in 2004 and its senior staff have been in the simulation industry since 1995. We provide consulting services
to the world’s leading companies including Rio Tinto, Vale, BHP Billiton, Anglo American, Unilever, SAB and WorleyParsons.
SET is a supplier of the Simio® and SimMine® simulation software packages in Africa, Canada and the Middle East. Simio® is
used to provide risk based planning and scheduling solutions that can integrate with MES systems. We also supply the Optislot®
warehouse slotting optimisation software and ACT-OR optimisation software for the logistics and warehousing environment.
Our professional services include the application of various industrial engineering techniques and principles. Through our in-depth
understanding of developing, improving, implementing and evaluating complex processes and systems, we offer world-class
solutions for our clients, operating from our offices in Centurion and Cape Town.
Using simulation and optimisation technology has many advantages and has become mandatory for leading companies when
performing due diligence studies of a new mine, process design or prior to changing current design or operational parameters.
The following are some of the advantages of using computer simulation and optimisation:
Reduces risk:
o Avoid costly mistakes;
o Test ideas on a computer without disrupting operations;
o Understand the impact of a change before implementation;
Enables managers to make better decisions:
o View the system operation to generate ideas for improving productivity;
o Use the model to test alternatives and select the best options;
Capital avoidance:
o Eliminate excess capacity or expenditure through operational improvement;
Captures randomness and variance:
o Incorporate randomness (most systems contain random components i.e. equipment failures and load times);
o Accurately Quantify Queuing Time as a result of variance
Improves profits:
o Increase throughput by eliminating bottlenecks;
o Optimize equipment fleet; and
o High return on investment.
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Company Profile
Simulation Engineering Technologies
Services Consulting
SET offers scalable simulation consulting for the mining, rail, logistics & warehouses, service and manufacturing industries. SET
has a highly trained team of industrial engineers specializing in conducting simulation studies, operations management and
general industrial engineering consulting.
Capacity Planning
SET uses various industrial engineering techniques and industry tools to determine the production capacity needed while,
simultaneously, considering changing demands for products and/or services.
Operations Improvement
SET offers extensive experience of applying industrial engineering concepts and simulation in order to evaluate alternatives and
provide decision support.
Work Study
SET uses Work Study tools such as work measurement and method study techniques to determine standard times and methods
for doing a specific job or task should such information not be available at the time. The values and methods obtained are then
used to populate the input values of a simulation model.
Training
SET offers training courses for both beginners and advanced users in various state-of-the-art simulation software packages,
including Simio®, SimMine® and Optislot®. SET distinguishes their training courses by providing not only the standard vendor
training course but rather custom workshops that are based on actual case studies.
Software Sales and Support
SET also, sells and supports the Simio®, SimMine® simulation software, Simio® scheduling software, Optislot® warehouse
slotting optimisation software and ACT-OR logistics optimisation software packages.
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Company Profile
Simulation Engineering Technologies
Simio breaks down the walls of traditional simulation software, giving you the power to
rapidly build accurate 3-D animated models and objectively analyse alternatives in order to
make informed decisions more quickly.
Unlike other scheduling solutions, Simio Scheduling allows you to perform Risk Analysis in
Real Time. This invaluable production scheduling software allows you to build a simulation
model that fully captures both the detailed constraints and variations within your system.
SimMine optimizes resource planning and scheduling of underground
development. SimMine is easy-to-use and serves as powerful software to plan, simulate
and evaluate the development process in underground mining.
OptiSlot DC™ addresses the complexities of slotting by utilizing advanced mathematical
algorithms which consider a product's dimensions, physical characteristics of your
environment including slot configurations, pick path and material handling equipment, and
operational goals like pallet building, seasonality requirements and retail groupings. As a
result of implementing advanced slotting technology, your operations benefit from reduced
labour expenses, improved order fulfilment cycle time, a reduction in partial order
shipments, and improved space utilization.
ACT-OR offers a suite of products that combines sophisticated mathematical algorithms
and simulation models to deliver unique optimisation solutions to the logistics,
warehousing, retails and shipping industries. The product suite consists of the following
products: BEFORE!, OPTNet, OPTRunner, OPTShipping, OPTLoading, OPTVessel, NET
SOLVER and the OPTWarehouse suite.
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Company Profile
Simulation Engineering Technologies
Core Competencies Mining
Underground Mining
Rock Handling
Systems
SET has vast experience in modelling rock handling systems to gain insight into
potential bottlenecks, optimize bin / silo capacities, and determine rock handling system
capacity and weigh-up alternatives. These models include, but are not limited
to: conveyor and feeder systems, crushers (primary, secondary and tertiary crushing
systems), hoisting systems, ore loading and ore handling.
Truck Haulage
Systems
SET provides simulation models of truck haulage systems to determine overall system
capacity, quantify potential queuing at truck dumps and optimize ore pass capacity. We
have created numerous models of truck ramp systems to determine passing bay
requirements, truck interference and ramp capacity.
Open Pit Mining
Excavator / Loader
/ Shovel Loading
Open pit simulation studies can be performed to determine the optimal mining
equipment fleet size and to maximize production capability by minimizing truck queuing
for loader(s) or at crusher(s).
Truck Queuing
Models
Test the effect of additional equipment on queuing times or probability of interference.
Crushing and
Conveying
Test the effect of downstream ore handling systems on your haulage fleet to optimize
ore handling equipment maintenance philosophies.
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Surface
Stockpiling and
Blending
SET has been involved in studies to test different stockpile blending strategies based
on ore grade quality and to determine surface stockpile size.
Processing Plants
and Smelters
SET has made capacity recommendations on numerous surface processing plants.
The models gave insight into the stockpile requirements, equipment sizing and overall
production capability of various alternatives.
Industrial Engineering
Work-study / TOC / Supply Chain / Business Analysis
Work
Measurement
SET has been involved in work measurement studies such as time and activity
sampling to establish standard times for operations. These studies was then used to
establish base cases in order to measure and compare performance.
Method Study
SET uses Method study techniques to determine the most effective and efficient
processes to apply in order to optimise throughput. As a part of the Method study
process The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is applied as well.
Supply Chain
Supply chain analysis, modelling and optimisation.
Rail Transportation
SET has been involved with various rail network studies in order to optimize rail infrastructure requirements. The Simio 3-D
software provides realistic models of rail loading facilities, rail traffic control and passing loop(s) locations, stockyard design and
port operations. SET has formed a fundamental part of a project team investigating the capacity of a major freight rail artery in
South Africa by setting up a simulation model for the rail loading / offloading operations and rail traffic control. The model enabled
the client to test the feasibility of major capital expenditure alternatives on system capacity and to study and eliminate low-impact
alternatives which resulted in significant capital savings.
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Manufacturing & Assembly lines
Simulation has a proven track record in achieving savings and optimizing logistics, manufacturing processes and assembly lines
by providing decision support to the outcome and includes implementation of Just-in-Time (JIT) and other inventory strategies.
Supply Chain, Logistics & Warehouses
SET has been involved in many logistics studies, utilising simulation technology to reduce inventory levels, optimise transportation
fleet size and determining capacity requirements and optimise infrastructure layout. SET is a partner of the USA based Optricity,
providing software solutions advancing warehouse design, optimization and analysis. SET is a also partner of the Italy based
ACT Operations Research that have developed state-of-the art software for Transportation, Warehouse and Network design
optimisation software.
SET has also developed break-through technologies to rapidly model any warehouse configuration to test the optimal placement
of products, test various rack technologies and pallet handling equipment.
Ports
SET has been involved with port studies to determine future terminal capacity based on client forecasts. The simulation models
were able to indicate the expected ship loading delays for various capacity scenarios to minimize capital and demurrage costs.
Bulk material handling in Ports including stockyard requirements and Stacker / Reclaimer operations. Detailed Transhipment
Models with Tug and barges. Typical model outputs enable our clients to optimize loading / offloading rate requirements, number
of berths / ship loaders and stockyard capacity.
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Highlights 1. Rail, Port & Pipeline Projects
Project Location Start End Description Client
Hillside Metal Stock
Yard Logistics Study Richards Bay 2018 2019
Validation and verification of the Hillside
Metal Stock Yard and Richard Bay port
loading facility in the form of a simulation
model
GIBB
Surface Rail Simulation
Model
Western limb of the
Bushveld Complex,
Rustenburg, South
Africa
2018 2018
The modelling of an additional route
(loop) will have the ability to test the
logic and simulate the rail travel
operations.
Impala Platinum
Railway system capacity
analysis Cherepovets, Russia 2018 2018
Developed a high-level Simulation model
for rail siding capacity analysis. System
throughput statistics. Resource and
equipment utilizations. Waiting and
queuing times. Parking levels and
parking utilization. Other measures of
operational bottlenecks/constraints
Partners in Performance
Manganese Plant and
Port Logistics Northern Cape 2018 2018
Simulation model for the flow of product
from the plant stockpile to the port. A
trade-off study between rail and trucking
DRA Global
Amandelbult Rail
Complex Simulation
Study
Western Limb of the
Bushveld Igneous
Complex, Limpopo
province, South Africa
2018 2018
The model incorporates elements,
including, travelling speeds, equipment
breakdowns, loading and tipping times,
queuing for resources and other
elements of interference and rail
restrictions. The model has the ability to
test hot seat changeover during shift
changes. Ability to test auto switching on
sections of the main rail.
Anglo American Platinum
Kola Potash Simulation
Study
Democratic Republic
of Congo 2018 2018
Developed a computer simulation of the
total pit-to-port operations Kola Potash
Amandelbult - Internal
Truck / Rail Logistics
Western Limb of the
Bushveld Igneous
Complex, Limpopo
province, South Africa
2018 2018
The objective of the model is to review
the existing and new stockpile
arrangement. To recommend the
following: Optimal placement of Rail
weigh bridges. Stockpile locations,
Number of FEL’s Required.
Anglo American Platinum
Transnet Rail Waterberg
Capacity Simulation
Study
Waterberg Region,
Limpopo, South Africa 2016 2016
Theoretical grid estimation; Verification
of train movements with high priority
trains, passing loops and train lengths;
Complex train movements including
mainline blocking and shunting.
Transnet Projects
Skardon River
Transhipment Brisbane, Australia 2016 2017
Skardon River port model of tug and
barge operations integrating ship loading
and detailed Vessel scheduling.
Determine Stockpile Capacity
Requirements and bulk material
handling requirements..
Port of Mombasa
Simulation Study Mombasa, Kenya 2016 2016
Determine the effect and quantify the
value of several interventions through
simulation. Interventions included,
adding berths, reducing delays, adding
STS cranes, deepening berths,
extending quay length, increasing grab
Aurecon
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
size, and additional storage space
allocation.
Container Supply Chain
Simulation Study Pretoria, South Africa 2016 2016
Simulation model of existing Durban to
Gauteng Container Rail Corridor. Model
includes logistics from inland to port
container terminals. The model serves
as a high level supply chain tool to
perform logistical system analysis and
provide insight into potential bottlenecks,
impact on container quantities, yard and
terminal capacities
Transnet Projects
Container Terminal
Simulation Model Pretoria, South Africa 2015 2015
Simulation model using a generic
approach to determine container
terminal TEU capacities, given various
input parameters and operational rules.
Changeable parameters utilised during
scenario analysis included; Number
terminal line, number RMGs, number
TTs available as well as various
operational parameter such as shunting
restrictions, shift configurations and
RMG availability. Providing the client
with support updating and improving
their existing terminal models, allowing
for improved capacity forecasting
capability.
Transnet Projects
Transnet Simulation
Services Pretoria, South Africa 2015 2017
Transnet simulation support, model
evaluation and review, model
development and simulation software
services.
Transnet Projects
Alufer - Bel Air Pit to
Port Guinea, West Africa 2015 2017
Pit to port operations for Bauxite mine
including mine, port bulk material
handling operations and vessel loading
operations (Transhipment).
Alufer
Jansen Mine Saskatchewan,
Canada 2014 2015 Rail Logistics from Mine to Port BHP Billiton
Ammonia Piping and
Rail Transport
Simulation Study
Sasolburg South
Africa 2014 2014 Mainline rail, plant and port operations Omnia Nutriology
Bulk Loading Terminal Constantia, South
Africa 2013 2014
Rapid Loading Stockyard with stackers
and reclaimers loading trains. Various
stacking patterns and loading rates
tested.
FLSmidth
SAB Dispatch Jhb, South Africa 2011 2011 Logistics SAB
Coal Line JHB, South Africa 2012 2013 Supply Chain Model Transnet
Impala Surface Rail
Study
Rustenburg Area,
North West, South
Africa
2017 2017
Verification of train movements between
various mine shafts to a central tipping
location. Determine the effect of
additional train trips and increasing the
number of trains in the system, as well
as introducing more passing loops.
Impala Platinum
Copper Cliff Mine Sudbury, Canada 2012 2013 Surface rail loading terminal,
transportation and shunting operations. Vale
Nacala – Pit to Port Rivonia, South Africa 2011 2013 Simulation model of coal line from
loading site in Mozambique to Port.
ENRC in collaboration with
Mott McDonald
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
Model includes logistics from mine to
loading site, rail loading and shunting via
reclaimer, rail model to port, detailed
port stacking and reclaiming to vessels
for 10 different products.
Sintokoula Potash Republic of Congo 2011 2013
The model analyses and reports on
potash storage requirements, at the
mine, plant feed and product stockpiles.
It also includes transportation logistics
from the proposed mine to the port
terminal, port barge loading via a
conveyor system and vessel loading
through barges.
Elemental Minerals
Coal Line Supply Chain
Model Prefeasibility
Study
Woodmead, South
Africa 2009 2013
Coal Line Supply Chain Prefeasibility
Study - simulation model representing
the existing coal rail corridor (Richcor)
from the export coal and domestic
loading sites to Richard’s Bay Coal
Terminal (RBCT). Model includes
General Freight (GF) traffic, in addition
to domestic and export coal traffic. The
model serves as a high level tool to
provide insight into potential bottlenecks
in the logistical system and Port for
forecasted, increased tonnages
transported on the network. The model
also indicates the performance of
multiple scenarios in order to establish
the optimum techno-economic solution
to alleviate potential infrastructure or
operational bottlenecks.
Transnet in collaboration
with HMG-JV
Durban Car Terminal Durban, South Africa 2008 2008
Simulation model of Durban Car
Terminal (DCT)’s import and export
vehicle handling and storage operations.
The objective of the model was to
predict the future capacity requirements
at the Durban Car Terminal, based on
future import and export volumes and
expected vessel size distributions.
Included logistical operations from the
terminal to and from vessel loading.
Transnet Port Authority
Goldfields Beatrix mine
Logistics Welkom South Africa 2007 2007 Product transport and ship loading Anglo Scorpion Zink Mine
Crude Oil Pipeline
Project
Sasolburg, South
Africa 2008 2008
Crude Oil and Diesel piping optimization
study from Durban Airport Tank farm to
Natref
Sasol
Grasberg Block Cave Irian Jaya, Indonesia 2004 2009 Underground rail model for the largest
underground mine in the world.
P.T. Freeport Indonesia in
collaboration with Stantec
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
2. Mining Projects – South Africa
Project Location Start End Description Client
Zondereinde Mine –
Level Haulage
Tramming Study
Thabazimbi, Limpopo,
South Africa 2019 2019
The study’s main objective is to
determine the point at which it will no
longer be feasible to ulitlise the existing
infrastructure to service the new
production requirements
Northam Platinum
Underground MTB
Development Simulation
Study
Elandsfontein, Brits,
North West, South
Africa
2019 2019
The study evaluated the optimal loading
support equipment to accompany the
Mobile Tunnel Borer when cutting a
single decline at various speeds
Northam Platinum
Grootgeluk Coal Mine Discard Conveyor
Simulation Study 2018 2019
Analyse the various alternatives
identified to replace the discard
conveyor which has reached end of its
design life
Exxaro
Amandelbult Internal
Truck and Rail Logistics
Study
Thabazimbi, Limpopo,
South Africa 2018 2019
Simulate truck arrivals at the
Amandelbult Chrome Recovery Pant
(CRP) gate, weighbridge(s) operations,
internal truck movements, chrome
concentrate stockpile (Chrome
concentrate arrival rate), and loading of
trucks via front end loader (FEL) to verify
planned operations
Anglo American
Tumela 15 East –
Material Hoisting
Capacity Simulation
Study
Thabazimbi, Limpopo,
South Africa 2018 2019
Simulation model to indicate whether the
Tumela 15 East will be able to achieve
the required material hoisting if the
monthly production is ramped up to
120ktpm
Anglo American Platinum
Sishen Mining
Operations – OMS
Development
Kathu, Northern Cape,
South Africa 2018 2019
Developed an Operating Master
Schedule for the mining operations Kumba
Amandelbult, Mining
Operations, OMS
Development
Thabazimbi, Limpopo,
South Africa 2018 2019
An Operating Master Schedule was
developed for Amandelbult. The
complete Amandelbult Complex model
will be divided into smaller sub-models
to allow for individual analysis.
Anglo American Platinum
Kolomela Mining
Complex – OMS
Simulation Model
Northern Cape, South
Africa 2018 2019
Developed an Operating Master
Schedule for the mining operations Kumba
Mponeng Life of Mine
Extension Prefeasibility
Study
Carletonville, North
West, South Africa 2018 2018 Prefeasibility study of the Life of Mine Anglogold Ashanti
Grootegeluk Coal Mine
Discard Conveyor
Project
Waterberg Coalfield,
Limpopo province,
South Africa
2018 2018
Analysis tool to accurately predict
current and future conveyor capacities
under various conditions and
configurations
Exxaro
Mogalakwena Operating
Master Schedule Limpopo, South Africa 2018 2018
Developed an Operating Master
Schedule for the mining operations Anglo American
Vlakfontein Coal Mine
Change of Scope
Simulation Study
Ogies, Mpumalanga
Province, South Africa 2018 2018
Open cast coal mine, open pit
operations for loading and hauling
equipment. Road truck logistics.
Thuthukani
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
Amandelbult Tumela
Mine Complex Bus &
Taxi Terminal
Thabazimbi, Limpopo,
South Africa 2018 2018
Feasibility study pertaining to the Civil
Engineering as well as the operational
aspects of improving the existing traffic
management strategy at Tumela for
taxi’s and busses.
Anglo American
Grootgeluk Mining
Complex Limpopo, South Africa 2018 2018 Secondary Equipment Analysis Exxaro
Der Brochen Personnel
Carrier Study
Steelpoort, South
Africa 2018 2018
Construct a dynamic simulation model to
evaluate the personnel cycle times for
different shift times at different mining
depths
Anglo American
Kumba – Sishen DMS Kathu, Northern Cape,
South Africa 2018 2018
Dynamic simulator of their Sishen Dense
Media Separation (DMS) and Jig Plants Kumba
Marula Optimisation
Simulation Study Limpopo, South Africa 2016 2016
Underground logistics including
personnel, material and ore handling Impala Platinum
Maroela Mine Simulation
Study Limpopo, South Africa 2016 2016 Decline and strike mining rate analysis Impala Platinum
Dishaba Lower Total
Logistics Study Limpopo, South Africa 2016 2016
Underground logistics operations for
men, material and ore handling Anglo Platinum
Mponeng Horisontal
Tramming Logistics
North West, South
Africa 2016 2016
Horisontal logistics and ramp capacity
analysis. Anglo Gold Ashanti
Burnstone Shaft
Logistics
Mpumalanga, South
Africa 2016 2016
Shaft logistics and men & material
operations. Study included station
layout evaluation.
DRA
Venetia Truck Haul
Micro Cycle Limpopo South Africa 2015 2015 Truck Haul Micro Cycle Analysis De Beers
No 1 Shaft Production
Build-up Constraint
Evaluation
Northwest South
Africa 2015 2015
No 1 Shaft Production Build-up
Constraint Evaluation Royal Bafokeng Platinum
Kamoto Life of Mine
Project Pretoria South Africa 2015 2016
Underground logistics operations for
men, material and ore handling Fox Projects
Ivanplat Platreefs
Simulation Study
Sunninghill South
Africa 2015 2015
Men material and ore handling
Simulation Study including development
and production simulation study and
trade-off studies. Includes underground
and surface operations as well as
benchmarking.
DRA
Goedehoop conveyor
capacity study
Johannesburg South
Africa 2015 2015
Underground and surface conveyor
system capacity analysis. Hatch Goba
Middellaagte Logistics Pretoria South Africa 2015 2015 Mining logistics operations Anglo American
Dishaba Shaft Logistics Pretoria South Africa 2015 2015 Shaft logistics and men & material
operations Anglo American
Ventitia Underground
Mine Musina, South Africa 2015 2015 Business Improvement Study
Murray and Roberts
Cementation
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
Greater Booysendal
Simulation Study Limpopo, South Africa 2015 2015
Conveyor system capability analysis with
silo and stockpile effectiveness and size
estimation. Included detailed room &
pillar modelling.
DRA
Dishaba Upper Total
Logistics Study Limpopo, South Africa 2015 2015
Underground logistics operations for
men, material and ore handling Anglo Platinum
Ivanplat Platreefs
SimMine Model
Sunninghill South
Africa 2015 2015
Decline and long-hole stoping rates as
well as shift optimisation DRA
14 Shaft Expansion
Simulation Study
North West, South
Africa 2015 2015
Underground logistics operations for
material and ore handling. Impala Platinum
Bathopele SimMine
Model
Objective Innovation
Bathopele SimMine
Model
2014 2014 Bathopele SimMine Model Objective Innovations
Beisa - Beatrix 4 Shaft
Simulation
Beisa - Beatrix 4 Shaft
South Africa 2014 2014
Beisa - Beatric 4 men ,material and ore
model Biecon
Hulamin Logistics
Simulation Hulamin South Africa 2014 2014 Hulamin Logistics Simulation AMS / Hulamin
Maseve Block 11
SimMine Model
Maseve Mine South
Africa 2014 2014 Maseve Block 11 SimMine Model Platinum Group Metals
Sampling Study
Extension
Sampling Study South
Africa 2014 2014 Sampling Study Extension De Beers Marine
SimMine LOM Simulator
- Sequencing
Anglo American South
Africa 2014 2014 SimMine LOM Simulator - Sequencing Anglo American
Tumela 1 Shaft
Optimisation
Tumela 1 Shaft South
Africa 2014 2014 Tumela 1 Shaft Optimisation Anglo American - Tumela
Venetia Open Pit Model Limpopo South Africa 2014 2014 Venetia Open Pit Model De Beers
Sishen Dust Surpression
Simulation Sishen South Africa 2014 2014
Dust Supression and Surface Vehicle
Logistics Model
Anglo American Technical
Services
Optimum Complex
Conveyor Simulation
Germiston South
Africa 2014 2014 Overland material handling system CEDO Tech
Unki Logistics Study Johannesburg South
Africa 2014 2014 Logistics Operations Evaluation Anglo American
Twickenham & Hackney
Simulation Limpopo South Africa 2014 2015
Men, Material and Ore Handling
Operations and Consolidation Worley Parsons
Mamatwan Truck and
Rail Loading Operations Hotazel, South Africa 2013 2013
Truck Logistics, Train Loading, Rail Yard
logistics, Stockpiling, Schedule
optimisation
BHP Billiton
Multi-purpose shaft
simulation
Doornkop Mine South
Africa 2013 2013 Multi-purpose shaft simulation Doornkop
Pandora Shaft Model
Update
Pandora Shaft South
Africa 2013 2013 Pandora Shaft Model Update WorsleyParsonsTWP
Phakisa Decline Welkom, South Africa 2013 2013 Men-, material- and rock
hoisting/logistics, decline winding Harmony Gold
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
operations, decline rail operations, rail
veyor
Shaft Operations Krugersdorp, South
Africa 2013 2013
Men hoisting, material hoisting, rock
winding, shaft scheduling, winder
synchronisation
Harmony Gold
Tumela 1 Shaft Tumela 1 Shaft South
Africa 2013 2013
Tumela 1 Shaft Men. Material Ore
handling Anglo Platinum
Wessels East Block
Review
Wessels Mine South
Africa 2013 2013 Wessels East Block mining Review BHP
ARDC Cape Town, South
Africa 2012 2012 Sampling Rate Study De Beers Marine
Bathopele Mine
Rustenburg,
Northwest , South
Africa
2012 2012 Underground Mining Anglo American
Black Mountain Aggeneys, South
Africa 2012 2012 Truck Haulage Study Vedanta
Brakfontein logistics Rustenburg South
Africa 2012 2012 Simulate men material ore handling Anglo Platinum
BRPM North Shaft Ore
Handling
Rustenburg South
Africa 2012 2012 Rock Handling LONMIN
DRA Boabab Feasibility Rustenburg South
Africa 2012 2012 Long hole stoping method DRA
Hackney logistics Steelpoort South
Africa 2012 2012 Simulate men material ore handling Anglo Platinum
Harmony Elandsrand
Logistics
Fochville Area South
Africa 2012 2012 Men material rock handling HARMONY
Harmony Evander
Logistics Evander South Africa 2012 2012 Men Material Rock Handling HARMONY
Lonmin Hossy Shaft
Logistics Brits South Africa 2012 2012 Men material Rock Handling LONMIN
Lonmin Pandora mine
Logistics Brits South Africa 2012 2012 Men material Rock Handling LONMIN
Palabora Lift 2 Phalaborwa, South
Africa 2012 2012 Material Handling Study Palabora Mining Company
Styldrift Mine Pilansberg, Northwest
, South Africa 2012 2012 Men & Material Logistics BRPM
Styldrift No 1 Shaft Pilansberg, Northwest
, South Africa 2012 2012 Ore Handling simulation study BRPM
Styldrift No 2 Shaft Pilansberg, Northwest
, South Africa 2012 2012 Shaft Sink study BRPM-JV
Twickenham logistics Steelpoort South
Africa 2012 2012 Simulate men material ore handling Anglo Platinum
De Beers Venetia mine South Africa 2011 2011 Block caving mining method simulation De Beers
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
Makhado South Africa 2011 2011 Open pit coal mining Coal of Africa
Tumela 10 East Thabazimbi, South
Africa 2011 2011 Underground Mining, Logistics Anglo American
Waterval Smelter
Rustenburg,
Northwest , South
Africa
2011 2011 Logistics Anglo Platinum
Zibulo Ogies, Mpumalanga,
South Africa 2011 2011 Material Handling / Conveyor Study Anglo American
Styldrift Mine
Pilansberg,
Northwest, South
Africa
2011 2012 Underground Mining, Logistics BRPM
Hlanganai Welkom South Africa 2010 2010 Simulate men material ore handling Goldfields
Impala 11C Shaft
Rustenburg,
Northwest , South
Africa
2010 2010 Underground Mining, Logistics Impala Platinum
Nkwe Mine Logistics Rustenburg South
Africa 2010 2010 Simulate men material ore handling ANGLO/TWP
Tumela 10 West Thabazimbi, South
Africa 2010 2011 Underground Mining, Logistics Anglo American
Bafokeng Rasimone
Platinum Mine
Rustenburg, South
Africa 2009 2009 Underground Mining Anglo Platinum
Decline development South Africa 2009 2009 Decline development simulation Grinaker
Impala Platinum 11C
shaft
Rustenburg, South
Africa 2009 2009 Underground Mining Impala Platinum
Kopano underground
robot system Welkom South Africa 2009 2009 Simulate underground transport system Anglo platinum
Lonmin Newman Shaft
Logistics Brits South Africa 2009 2009 Men material Rock Handling LONMIN
Baobab Mine Limpopo, South Africa 2008 2008 Underground Mining Lonmin
Boxhole Development South Africa 2008 2008 Mining method Sandvik
Breast mining model Rustenburg South
Africa 2008 2008 Breast mining with no fish belts Lonmin
Frank Shaft mining
method model
Rustenburg South
Africa 2008 2008 Stoping with extra low profile equipment Sandvik
Khutala surface belt
model South Africa 2008 2008 Surface conveyor belt capacity MCS
Kloof mine 23 level
simulation
Randfontein South
Africa 2008 2008 Men material Rock Handling Goldfields
Lonmin Saffy Shaft
Logistics Brits South Africa 2008 2008 Men material Rock Handling LONMIN
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
Modikwa shaft model Steelpoort South
Africa 2008 2008 Decline shaft logistics model Anglo Platinum
Ridge mining Model South Africa 2008 2008 Men material Rock Handling Blue Ridge Mining
Union Section Northam South Africa 2008 2008 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Vhumbejani surface
plant South Africa 2008 2008 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Black Mountain South Africa 2007 2007 Men material Rock Handling Sandvik
Frank Shaft Rustenburg, South
Africa 2007 2007 Underground Mining Anglo Platinum
Goldfields Driefontein South Africa 2007 2007 Underground and surface belt simulation Goldfields
Goldfields Kloof mine
Logistics South Africa 2007 2007 Men material Rock Handling Goldfields
Goldfields South Shaft South Africa 2007 2007 Underground and surface belt simulation Goldfields
Nkomati South Africa 2007 2007 Men material Rock Handling Sandvik
Phoenix Mine – Mining
Model
Thabazimbi, South
Africa 2007 2007 Open Cast Kumba Iron Ore
Sedibelo Mine model South Africa 2007 2007 Open cast mining model Barrick
South and Twins shafts
model Carletonville 2007 2007 Tramming between two shafts Gold Fields
Tavistock coal mine Witbank 2007 2007 Underground and surface belt simulation MCS
Brakspruit Mine Rustenburg, South
Africa 2007 2008 Underground Mining
Anglo Platinum in
collaboration with TWP
Coal mining model South Africa 2006 2006 Continuous miner model MCS
Ga-Pasha mine South Africa 2006 2006 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Kroondal mine Rustenburg South
Africa 2006 2006 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Kumba Phoenix South Africa 2006 2006 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Lebowa Platinum South Africa 2006 2006 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Modikwa mine feasibility Steelpoort South
Africa 2006 2006 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Paardekraal Rustenburg South
Africa 2006 2006 Men material Rock Handling Anglo Platinum
Potgietersrust Platinum
Mines
Mokopane, South
Africa 2006 2006 Open Cast Anglo Platinum
Mototolo Platinum Mine Steelpoort, South
Africa 2005 2006 Underground Mining
Anglo Platinum in
collaboration with Hatch
Wessels Mine Hotazel, South Africa 2005 2006 Underground Mining, Surface BHP Billiton
Amandelbult Platinum
Mine Northam, South Africa 2004 2005 Underground Mining
Anglo Platinum in
collaboration with Hatch
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Project Location Start End Description Client
AUC Project Cullinan, South Africa 2004 2005 Underground Mining De Beers
BAW Project Cullinan, South Africa 2004 2005 Underground Mining De Beers
Centenary Cut Project Cullinan, South Africa 2004 2005 Underground Mining De Beers
Der Brochen Platinum
Mine
Steelpoort, South
Africa 2004 2005 Underground Mining
Anglo Platinum in
collaboration with Hatch
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3. Mining Project Highlights – International
Project Location Start End Description Client
Wood Project Blue Sky
– Tamp Haulage
Logistics Trade-off
Study
Orissa Province, India 2019 2019
Haulage trade-off study between truck
and conveyor in the main decline for
both north and south
Wood
Subika Expansion –
Underground Haulage
Logistics Study
Western Ghana 2019 2019
Constructed a simulation model of the
underground ramp/decline haulage
logistics to provide insights into the
design capacity requirements
DRA
Kakula Project –
Logistics Study
Democratic Republic
of Congo 2019 2019
Simulation model of the underground
mining system, infrastructure, and
associated personnel and material
logistics to evaluate potential design
bottlenecks or risk areas. Furthermore,
a holistic logistics simulation will assist in
determining optimum capacity utilisation
and vehicle fleet size requirement,
including men and materials
Ivanhoe Mines
Avalabe Ramp Haulage
Capacity 2019 2019
Completed a simulation model of the
Ramp Haulage capacity Cementation
Alufer Bel Air Pit to Port Bel Air, Guinea 2015 2016
Pit to port operations for Bauxite mine
including mine, plant and port operations
and logistics.
Alufer
Mindola_North Shaft
Ore and Water Scenario
Evaluation
Mopani Copper Mines
Zambia 2015 2015
Mindola_North Shaft Ore and Water
Scenario Evaluation
Mopani Copper Mines
PLC
Moropule Coal Mine –
Value Stream Analysis Palapye, Botswana 2015 2015 Total value stream analysis Moropule Coal Mine
Mopani Mufulira and
Mindola Shaft Scenario
Evaluation
Mopani Copper Mines
Zambia 2014 2014
Mopani Mufulira and Mindola Shaft
Scenario Evaluation
Mopani Copper Mines
PLC
Mopani North Shaft
decline model
Mopani Copper Mines
Zambia 2014 2014 Mopani North Shaft decline model Fox Projects Mopani
Open Pit simulation Mopani Copper Mines
Zambia 2014 2014 Open Pit simulation
Mopani Copper Mines
PLC
Mufulira Waste Handling
Simulation
Mopani Copper Mines
Zambia 2014 2014 Mufilira Mine Waste Handling Analysis
Mopani Copper Mines
PLC
Khoemacau / Simulation Khoemacau /
Simulation 2014 2014 Khoemacau / Simulation Turner and Townsend
Turquoise Ridge Pvt /
Public Shaft Scenarios
Turquoise Ridge
Nevada 2014 2014
Turquoise Ridge Pvt / Public Shaft
Scenarios Barrick
Jansen Mine Simulation
BHP Biliton,
Saskatchewan,
Canada
2014 2014 Jansen Mine to Port Simulation BHP Billiton
Vale Copper Cliff
Logistics
Vale Copper Cliff Mine
Canada 2014 2014 Vale Copper Cliff Logistics Stantec
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
Stillwater Mine New
Layout
Stillwater, Montana,
USA 2014 2015
Stillwater Mine New Layout Logistic
Study Labrecque Technologies
Debswana - Jwaneng
Cut 9 Open Pit Model
Debswana - Jwaneng
Botswana 2013 2013
Debswana - Jwaneng Cut 9 Open Pit
Model TENOVA Takraf
Musonoi Ramp System
Simulation Musonoi DRC 2013 2013 Musonoi Ramp System Simulation Metorex DRA
Ore- and Waste
Handling Mufulira, Zambia 2013 2014
Underground Logistics, Storage,
Conveyors, Locomotives, Multiple
hoisting, stockpiling
Mopani Copper Mines
PLC
Mindola Shaft
Simulation
Mopani Copper Mines
Zambia 2013 2013
Mindola Shaft Men, Material and Ore
Simulation
Mopani Copper Mines
PLC
Mopani Copper Mine’s
Synclinorium Project
Study and Simulation
Mopani Copper Mine
Zambia 2013 2013
Copper mine Men, Materials Ore
handling Murray & Roberts
Mufulira Ore and Waste
Handling System
Mopani Copper Mines
Zambia 2013 2013
Mufulira Ore and Waste Handling
System
Mopani Copper Mines
PLC
Catalao Mine Catalao, Brazil 2012 2012 Plant Simulation Anglo American
Cortez Elko, Nevada, USA 2011 2012 Ramp Logistic Study Barrick Gold
Chibuluma Zambia 2011 2011 Men material Rock Handling METOREX
Kittila Mine Lapland Province,
Finland 2011 2011 Ramp Logistic Study Agnico-Eagle
Meliadine Mine Nunavut, Canada 2011 2011 Ramp Concept Study Agnico-Eagle
Stillwater Mine Stillwater, Montana,
USA 2011 2012 Stillwater Logistic Study Labrecque Technologies
Turquoise Ridge Winnemucca, Nevada,
USA 2011 2012 Ramp Logistic Study Barrick Gold
Diavik Northwest Territories,
Canada 2010 2011 Ramp Logistic Study Rio Tinto
Morelos Gold Project Guerrero, Mexico 2010 2011 Material Handling Concept Study Torex Gold
Mutanda Plant operation DRC 2010 2010 Simulate plant operations SENET
Trekkopje Mine Swakopmund,
Namibia 2009 2009 Surface, Ore Processing
Areva Resources
Southern Africa
Pebble Project Bristol Bay, Alaska,
USA 2008 2008 Underground Mining
Anglo American / NDM
in collaboration with
Stantec
Konkola Copper Zambia 2007 2007 Water reticulation system Anglo base metals
Scorpion Zink Tramming Namibia 2007 2007 Product transport and ship loading Anglo Scorpion Zink
Mine
Bulyanhunlu Tanzania 2007 2007 Study various stoping methods Barrick
Snap Lake Project Yellowknife, Canada 2007 2008 Underground Mining De Beers
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
DOZ / ESZ Block Cave
Mines Irian Jaya, Indonesia 2004 2009 Underground Mining
P.T. Freeport Indonesia
in collaboration with
Stantec
Unki Platinum Mine Great Dyke,
Zimbabwe 2005 2006 Underground Mining
Anglo Platinum in
collaboration with TWP
Grasberg Block Cave Irian Jaya, Indonesia 2004 2009 Underground Mining
P.T. Freeport Indonesia
in collaboration with
Stantec
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
4. Processing Plants
Project Location Start End Description Client
Mogalakwena South
Concentrator – Dynamic
Simulation Study
Limpopo, South Africa 2018 2019
Predict the current and future plant
production performance under various
conditions and/or configurations
Anglo Platinum
Amandelbult
Concentrator Simulation
Model
Thabazimbi, Limpopo,
South Africa 2018 2018
Constructed simulation model of the
completed processing plant to identify
possible problem areas
Anglo American
Kolomela DSO Plant
Simulation Model
Northern Cape, South
Africa 2018 2018
Simulation of processing plant to identify
bottlenecks and potential risks. Develop
and investigate different alternative to
alleviate the identified bottlenecks
Kumba
Orapa Processing Plant
Simulation Botswana 2018 2018
Developed and construct a simulation
model of the processing plant to be used
as an analytical tool to identify
bottlenecs
Debswana
Venetia Processing
Plant Phase 2
Alldays, Limpopo
Province, South Africa 2018 2018
Increase throughput at their Venetia
Processing Plant
De Beers Group of
Companies
Venetia Diamond Mine,
OMS
Alldays, Limpopo
Province, South Africa 2018 2018
Operating Master Schedule, phase 1
and 2 of the Process plant. De Beers Group
Anglo Platinum
Converting Process,
logistics
Waterval Smelter
complex, Rustenburg,
South Africa
2018 2018
Improving the current internal logistics of
matte at the Anglo Platinum Converting
Process (ACP) Treatment Furnace.
Anglo American
Unki Plant Simulation Selukwe District,
Zimbabwe 2017 2018
Developed and construct a simulation
model of the processing plant to be used
as an analytical tool
Anglo American
Platinum
Orapa Plant Simulation Botswana 2017 2018 Simulation of the processing activities at
the Orapa processing plant Debswana
Jwaneng Processing
Plant Simulation Model Botswana 2017 2018
Simulation of the processing activities at
the Jwaneng processing plant Debswana
Tshipi Plant Pretoria South Africa 2015 2015 Tshipi Plant and Flow Operations EPCM
Tshipi - Secondary
Processing Plant
Sunninghill South
Africa 2015 2015 Tshipi - Secondary Processing Plant DRA
Makhado Coal
Processing Pretoria South Africa 2015 2015
Surface handling, processing plant and
rail load out operations. DRA
Mogalakwena North
Concentrator Simulation Limopo, South Africa 2014 2014
The project consisted analyzing several
design options to quantify the
concentrators’ throughput and identify
bottlenecks. The project identified that a
lower capital expenditure could achieve
the same throughput, saving an
approximately a Billion rand in capital
expenditure.
Anglo Platinum
Mogalakwena Potgietersrus,
Limpopo, South Africa 2011 2011 Surface Plant Anglo Platinum
Middelpunthill logistics Rustenburg South
Africa 2010 2010 Simulate plant operation PPC
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
Project Location Start End Description Client
PPC Dwaalboom plant
simulation
Dwaalboom South
Africa 2010 2010 Simulate plant operation PPC
Grootegeluk Lephalale, Limpopo,
South Africa 2009 2010 Plant Optimization E+PC
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5. Warehousing and Scheduling
Project Location Start End Description Client
Warehouse Slotting
Study
Midrand, Gauteng,
South Africa 2019
In
progress
Develop a slotting model for the
warehouse operation to demonstrate the
benefits and potential savings that can
be unlocked through slotting optimisation
DSV Solutions
Pretoria Mills Packaging
Lines – Simio
Scheduling
Pretoria, South Africa 2016 2016
Develop a simulation-based solution for
Foodcorp’s Pretoria West milling and
packing operations
RCL Foods
Level Capacity Analysis Pretoria South Africa 2015 2015 Level Capacity Analysis Objective Innovations
PPC Riebeeck Plant Eastern cape South
Africa 2008 2008 Cement plant packaging model PPC SA
Sasol Mafuta Secunda 2008 2008 Storage capacity model Hatch Africa
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Simulation Engineering Technologies
6. Manufacturing
Project Location Start End Description Client
Sishen Central
Workshop – Operating
Master Schedule
Simulation Model
Kathu, Northern Cape,
South Africa 2019 2019
Analyse the capacity of the workshop as
well as evaluate the equipment and
human resource requirements to ensure
the workshop can service all parts of the
Sishen mine, plant, and external
customer customers
Kumba
AATCCW Middelburg, South
Africa 2012 2012 Assembly Workshop Anglo Technical
Klipfontein Workshop
Rustenburg,
Northwest , South
Africa
2011 2011 Facilities Planning Anglo American
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7. BI Solutions
Project Location Start End Description Client
Venetia Underground
Project
Alldays, Limpopo,
South Africa 2018 2018
Develop Power BI control charts for the
underground project De Beers
Mponeng Life of Mine
Extension Prefeasibility
Study
Carletonville, North
West, South Africa 2018 2018 Database Write-out Connection Anglogold Ashanti
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Contact Details
JACO BOTHA
Senior Project Manager
Pr. Eng
Centurion
Unit 2A Hazel Close, 141 Witch Hazel Avenue, Highveld Techno Park, 0169
Postnet Suite 510, Private Bag X1007
Lyttelton, 0140, South Africa
Tel: +27 12 660 3772
Fax: +27 86 590 5074
Cell: +27 82 416 7076
Email: [email protected]
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